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The Constitution of Mexico does not declare an official language; however, Spanish is the de facto national language spoken by over 99% of the population [1] making it the largest Spanish speaking country in the world.
The most commonly used indigenous language in Mexico is Nahuatl. This language is a part of the Uto-Aztecan family of languages and is spoken today by 1,376,026 people in Mexico. It is mostly spoken in Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.
The Náhuatl language is the most widely spoken language in Mexico. Every state of Mexico has Náhuatl speakers, but in 2020, the largest share lived in Puebla, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Guerrero, and San Luis Potosí.
The top 3 languages spoken in Mexico are Spanish, Nahuatl and Yucatec Maya. Spanish is the go-to language as it’s spoken by roughly 94% of the population. No surprise there.
Current estimates suggest there are around 290 languages spoken in Mexico, including Spanish and indigenous languages. About 94% of Mexico’s population speaks only Spanish. Around 5-6% of Mexicans speak Spanish and indigenous languages. Nearly half of the languages spoken in Mexico are considered endangered.
Some of the most widely spoken languages in Mexico, aside from Spanish, are Nahuatl, which has more than 1.7 million speakers, Maya, spoken by around 850,000 people, and Mixtec, with more than half a million speakers.
The Constitution of Mexico does not declare an official language; however, Spanish is the de facto national language spoken by over 99% of the population [1] making it the largest Spanish speaking country in the world.